I bought some central valley HOn3 trucks at a train show a few years ago. At one time, there wasn't much else available for HOn3. Now there are better trucks on the market, so I think I picked up about 5 pair for a buck or two. The problem was, about half the axles were tight in gauge, and I was unsuccessful at gauging them by simply twisting on one wheel. So, I took a few pieces of scrap steel, welded them together, tapped a hole for an 0-80 screw, and made this puller. The brass block is two pieces of brass strip soldered together with a small hole drilled in one of them. It supports the end of the axle while pulling the wheel out.
Looks GREAT Kevin!!
WELDED???? Welded??? Dam ----you SHOOT houseflies don't cha?
Quote:WELDED???? Welded??? Dam ----you SHOOT houseflies don't cha?
No Dave, I don't think he does. . . . . . . . . .but I wouldn't be surprised to find out that he welded up a tool for pulling their wings!
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Neat tool Kevin!....and, it follows the "KISS" principle!
A simple mig welder is an extremely useful household tool. Just don't let your neighbors know you have one - cause they will be over all the time asking you to weld stuff for them
Just trade work for a 12 pack, and call it even!
nachoman Wrote:A simple mig welder is an extremely useful household tool. Just don't let your neighbors know you have one - cause they will be over all the time asking you to weld stuff for them Just trade work for a 12 pack, and call it even!
nice tool,i just made one here
,it works mighty fine! just make sure you drink the 12 pack AFTER trying to weld it together
--josh
nachoman Wrote:A simple mig welder is an extremely useful household tool. Just don't let your neighbors know you have one - cause they will be over all the time asking you to weld stuff for them Just trade work for a 12 pack, and call it even!
What'd do I ask for? I have one of those MIG welders...and DON"T drink.
Nice looking tool. How long befroe we see it in the Craftsman Catalog?......Micro-Mart?.....Harbor Freight?
eightyeightfan1 Wrote:nachoman Wrote:A simple mig welder is an extremely useful household tool. Just don't let your neighbors know you have one - cause they will be over all the time asking you to weld stuff for them Just trade work for a 12 pack, and call it even!
What'd do I ask for? I have one of those MIG welders...and DON"T drink.
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Pecan pies are always nice
Northwest Shortline already builds a tool that does the same thing, I think. It looks like it works very much similar to what you designed.
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Russ Bellinis Wrote:Northwest Shortline already builds a tool that does the same thing, I think. It looks like it works very much similar to what you designed.
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Well yeah--- but ---------if you ALREADY have a MIG?
Haha! yeah. I made it out of junk I had laying around. I can't tell ya if the NWSL does a better job or not, but the one I did worked fine and cost me nothing.
nachoman Wrote:Haha! yeah. I made it out of junk I had laying around. I can't tell ya if the NWSL does a better job or not, but the one I did worked fine and cost me nothing.
I've got one lying around somewhere that I made of a 1 inch square piece of aluminum tube. Cut a slot in it to slide the wheel set in & drilled & tapped for a "press screw" -------- I decided to use the tube AFTER I priced a mig!
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I think NWSL probably made theirs the same way you did, Dave, except I think they probably started with Aluminum channel rather than tube. I only posted the NWSL info in response to those who responded the that someone ought to produce the tool.
Why not just use a 1 inch C-clamp. Cut a slot in the end for the axle and take off the round 'foot' and file down the screw to the size of the axle and you are in buisness. To install a new wheel just put the 'Foot' back on and press on the wheel. (what I mean by 'FOOT' is the round button that presses against the parts to be clamped.) No welding required! (PS: I seen this in a MRR mag quite a few moons ago)
Russ Bellinis Wrote:Northwest Shortline already builds a tool that does the same thing, I think. It looks like it works very much similar to what you designed.
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May be they do, but this gives a good excuse to buy a Mig Welder.
Ha top that one 2 birds with one stone
